Millville Officer Arrested On Child Porn Charges Following Death Investigation
MILLVILLE, N.J. (CBS)—A death investigation in South Jersey has led to the arrest of a Millville police officer who's now facing child porn charges, according to the New Jersey State Police.
Samuel Brozina, 30, of Millville, NJ, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with possession of child pornography, state police tells CBS Philly.
The Millville Police Department confirms that Brozina is a Class I special officer with the department.
The investigation began following the death Andrea Tepper on July 13.
The Cape May County Prosecutor's Office confirms that Tepper was found dead in Strathemere, NJ. Authorities could not elaborate on her cause of death.
"During the death investigation of Andrea Tepper, detectives conducted a search of Samuel Brozina's cellphone that revealed sexually explicit images of children under the age of 18," state police said
The relationship between Tepper and Brozina is unknown at this time.
Brozina has been suspended without pay from his part-time position pending the outcome of the investigation.